2 Peter 3:5

They deliberately overlook the fact that by the word of God the heavens came into being long ago and the earth emerged through the water and was separated from the water.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

In Context

4They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has since the beginning of creation.”

6And by the water and the word, the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.

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Cross References

John 3:19This is the judgment: The light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

Colossians 1:17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the universe was formed by the word of God. Consequently, we know that what can be seen did not come from anything visible.

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:4-8

The Cavils of Infidels; Destruction of the World. ( a. d. 67.) 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, being… Read the whole commentary →

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